Prior to the Eighth Community Based Adaptation Conference in Kathmandu, April 2014, the Southern Voices on Adaptation held a workshop in collaboration with Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) to determine a benchmark in good adaptation planning. The event was documented and this 4 minute video was produced to chart the development and need for what SV Adapt terms the Joint Principles for Adaptation. Videography and editing by Vibeke Volder Jensen.